The Daughter of the Regiment preview from San Francisco Opera

A rambunctious tomboy raised by a group of soldiers is forced to assume the airs of an aristocrat in this delectable soufflé of an opera. The dazzling Diana Damrau, a coloratura soprano acclaimed by the Associated Press for her "rapid-fire runs and stratospheric high notes," makes her San Francisco Opera debut in the title role. She is joined by renowned Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez, who made The New York Times front page when he reprised his rendition of the opera's most challenging aria—hitting all nine high Cs not once but twice! Laurent Pelly's production is "by turns elegant, witty and laugh-out-loud funny," according to London's The Independent.

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[operalover9001]

Diana deserves her own productions...

I love her and Natalie equally but I think that Diana in these costumes has a slight and very unfortunate resemblance to the Wendy's girl. I love her though.

[CLASSICAListheWAY]

I am counting down the days until I see this =D

[DerekJShin]

just saw this couple days ago. it was amazing.

[manrico2011]

Donde Carajo, puedo conseguir esta version, con Damrau, Tengo la version de Londres Con Dessay, Florez, Corbelli.

Mi Humilde Opinion, Tannto Dessay como Damrau son fenomenales, cada una le da su estilo al personaje, He visto los tres Sulpices, y para mi Corbelli lo hace excelente, sin menosprecias a Alvarez y al otro

[My Aw]

Today's first 'pair' in opera is Damrau/Florez.

[mrsahonima]

I saw this production, and I'd give a year of my life to see it again. Ms. Damrau and Mr. Florez each have phenomenal voices. They have such chemistry together. The sets, the costumes, her silly pigtail--all perfect. All of the singers demonstrated a real gift for physical comedy. It was one of the best productions of any operas I've ever seen--loved, loved, LOVED it. If this were on DVD, I would buy a dozen copies.

[fallenanjel]

This woman's voice knows no bounds. Simply spectacular!

[ihaas]

I agree with you... Dessay had 3 TV broadcasts of her performances: NY, London and Vienna. Damrau should have had the DVD!

[mbsbrfalw15]

So do i! I do like Dessay on the DVD but i think Diana Damrau is better! In my opinion anyway!

[Lilith89ibz]

I wish the DVD had been released with Damrau instead of Dessay *sigh*

[molnic79]

Yes, I was there too and there was a kind of collective gasp in the audience. No wobbling bench in today's performance. She and JDF are both incredible, particularly in their more melancholy arias (which aren't shown in this video).